Distant Management of Crohn's Disease by Smartphones is Feasible and Effective Additionally it Reduces the Costs

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Crohn Disease

• Registration Number: NCT04754620
• Lead Sponsor: Kocaeli University

Brief Summary

Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, patient satisfaction and economic benefits of smartphone video-based telehealth in the management of Crohn's disease patients

Detailed Description

Patients were examined by two gastroenterologists (HY, AED) either at a video conference based visit or face to face visit in outpatients clinics. We used the WhatsApp business application.The online visit notion was the same as traditional face-to-face visit except physical examination.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-01
• Study Completion: 2020-09-01
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 139

Inclusion Criteria

• The study group included patients with documented Crohn's disease, based on clinical, endoscopic, and histologic findings
• Patient between 18-80 years old
• Participants who have been receiving treatment for more than six months

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients were excluded from the study if they had no internet connection
• Unable to use smartphones because of blindness, deafness, or mental disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction score with the video visits	the day after the visit	Measurement of satisfaction with RAND Visit Specific Questionnaire (VSQ9),Minimum score "0" poor and maximum score is "5" represents excellent,

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kocaeli University Medical Faculty Hospital; 🇹🇷 Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey